(AP) – Australian drummer Colin Burgess, an original member
of the hard rock band AC/DC in the early 1970s, has died.

No cause of death has been disclosed at this time.

Jeffrey Foskett, longtime touring member of the Beach Boys
who was dubbed the band’s “vice principal” by its principal
members, has died at 67 following a years-long battle with
anaplastic thyroid cancer.

On its final approach to Madison, Wisconsin on December 10,
1967, the private plane carrying soul-music legend Otis Redding 
(26)crashed into the frigid waters of a small lake three miles short         
of the runway, killing seven of the eight men aboard, including
Redding. “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay”, which he had been
recording, would be released in its “unfinished” form several
weeks later, with Redding’s whistled verse a seemingly
indispensable part of the now-classic record and would soon
become history’s first posthumous #1 hit and the biggest pop
hit of Redding’s career.       

John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group
that transformed popular music in the 1960s,was shot and
killed by an obsessed fan in New York City. 

The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan
apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four
times at close range with a .38-caliber revolver. Lennon,
bleeding profusely, was rushed to the hospital but died en
route. Chapman had received an autograph from Lennon
earlier in the day and voluntarily remained at the scene of
the shooting until he was arrested by police.

Chapman turned 68 May 10th.

(FOX NEWS) – Denny Laine, co-founder of Wings with Paul
McCartney, died Tuesday after battling lung disease. He was
79.

The "Band on the Run" singer formed two of the biggest rock
bands of all time, both with The Moody Blues and McCartney’s
Wings.

Denny Laine with Linda and Paul McCartney…Wings.